What are the approaches to children that encourage them to participate in activities?

Question

What are the approaches to children that encourage them to participate in activities?

Answer 1

Being involved in your child's activities and providing supervision are essential in promoting the development of healthy, positive behaviors in children. Family participation through activities and discussions not only makes the learning process more enjoyable for the child, but also strengthens family ties. Show your child that you view him or her as an active partner in your family, and as a valuable person with rights. Take the time to ask your child what he/she has learned recently regarding children's rights. Discuss the concepts learned in class, and try to think of examples from your own experiences, or from the media, of rights being respected or denied. Discuss how your child or your family can promote respect for rights, or help those whose rights have been violated.

Ask your child's opinion on children's rights, and offer to help your child with any homework activities or other projects being carried out at school. We encourage you to take an active part in your child's education. If possible, attend your child's class in order to teach your favorite games, to talk about your family background, type, or lifestyle, or even to explain your job to the students. As with most things, the learning of rights, respect, and responsibility begins at home. Children often learn what they see and hear. By becoming involved in your child's learning and showing an interest in who he/she is and what he/she is doing, you help your child to learn the importance of giving and sharing with others.

Ensure your child's basic health. Establish healthy eating and sleeping and exercise habits. It is very important that children have a nutritious breakfast before going to school,

and that healthy behaviors are modeled at home. For example, if parents drink or smoke, chances are children will also.

Pay attention to your own behavior and attitudes. Children model their own behavior and attitudes after their parents'. Parents can't expect their children to develop positive behaviors or a healthy attitude about themselves unless they see these in their parents. Praise your children. Children need praise. There is no such thing as too much! Don?t

wait for something exceptional to provide praise. Praising an everyday event like getting ready for school on time is enough. What is important is that parents focus on the positive things their children do instead of on the negatives. Frequent criticism tends to lead to low self-esteem.

Show your children lots of love and affection. Children need to be shown love and affection through both words and physical actions. Parents should tell their children that they love them and think they are special. Make sure your children know you love them unconditionally ? regardless of the mistakes they make.

Treat your children with respect. Parents should treat their children with the same amount of respect that they would show to a friend or a stranger. One important way parents can show respect to their children is to watch what they say to them. Calling children names and/or belittling them can have a negative effect on their self-esteem. It is also very important to listen to your child. Allow your child to explain his or her understanding of situations, what happened in quarrels, bad days at school and so forth.

Don't let your children criticize themselves. Children should not be allowed to call themselves dumb because of a bad grade on a test. Rather, parents should point out to the child that it is not the child that is inadequate, but the problem is a result of some action that the child has or has not taken. If parents don't intervene when their children are being self-critical, children may believe that their parents agree with them.

Spend time with your children. Parents should set aside "special time" each day to spend with their children. Parents should give each individual child their own separate, undivided attention. This time can be spent doing some activity of the child's choosing. This time should be fun and stress free for both parent and child. Special times as short as 15 minutes per day will still send children the message that they are important.

Involve children in decision-making.

Decision-making is an important skill for children to have. Parents can encourage decision making by giving their children options and asking them to choose one. As children get older, they will be able to handle more choices, and should make more decisions on their own. Children should be encouraged to express their thoughts and have those thoughts taken seriously in all decision-making that affects them.

Encourage your children's interests and abilities. Parents should encourage their children to get involved in activities in which they are interested. Encouragement from parents lets children know that their parents think they're capable and competent.

Ensure your child's basic health. Establish healthy eating and sleeping and exercise habits. It is very important that children have a nutritious breakfast before going to school,

and that healthy behaviors are modeled at home. For example, if parents drink or smoke, chances are children will also.

Pay attention to your own behavior and attitudes. Children model their own behavior and attitudes after their parents'. Parents can't expect their children to develop positive behaviors or a healthy attitude about themselves unless they see these in their parents. Praise your children. Children need praise. There is no such thing as too much! Don?t

wait for something exceptional to provide praise. Praising an everyday event like getting ready for school on time is enough. What is important is that parents focus on the positive things their children do instead of on the negatives. Frequent criticism tends to lead to low self-esteem.

Show your children lots of love and affection. Children need to be shown love and affection through both words and physical actions. Parents should tell their children that they love them and think they are special. Make sure your children know you love them unconditionally ? regardless of the mistakes they make.

Treat your children with respect. Parents should treat their children with the same amount of respect that they would show to a friend or a stranger. One important way parents can show respect to their children is to watch what they say to them. Calling children names and/or belittling them can have a negative effect on their self-esteem. It is also very important to listen to your child. Allow your child to explain his or her understanding of situations, what happened in quarrels, bad days at school and so forth.

Don't let your children criticize themselves. Children should not be allowed to call themselves dumb because of a bad grade on a test. Rather, parents should point out to the child that it is not the child that is inadequate, but the problem is a result of some action that the child has or has not taken. If parents don't intervene when their children are being self-critical, children may believe that their parents agree with them.

Spend time with your children. Parents should set aside "special time" each day to spend with their children. Parents should give each individual child their own separate, undivided attention. This time can be spent doing some activity of the child's choosing. This time should be fun and stress free for both parent and child. Special times as short as 15 minutes per day will still send children the message that they are important.

Involve children in decision-making.

Decision-making is an important skill for children to have. Parents can encourage decision making by giving their children options and asking them to choose one. As children get older, they will be able to handle more choices, and should make more decisions on their own. Children should be encouraged to express their thoughts and have those thoughts taken seriously in all decision-making that affects them.

Encourage your children's interests and abilities. Parents should encourage their children to get involved in activities in which they are interested. Encouragement from parents lets children know that their parents think they're capable and competent.

Answer 2

I found that if you approach an activity with enthusiasm and make it sound interesting and that you need their help they usually are eager to participate.  I have had to personally ask a couple of children to help me (assigned a certain task for them to be in charge of) and then they were having fun and didn't want to quit.  

Another way that I got the children involved in our activities is to act like it is a surprise and they that got them interested and the bigger I built up the suspense the more they wanted to participate.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Often an adult at the activity will encourage children. Once the children are involved, the adult can move away and observe, or initiate another activity. Children are drawn to adults, and with support, will participate in most activities.

Answer 4

One of the things we do is give them controlled options.  So maybe say would you like to do X or Y?  Or in a group, just leave it completly open but steer it to one or two then let them vote.

Also promotes self confidence and empowerment.

Answer 5

well u can tell them that if they participate in that activity at the end of the week they can go out to eat or for ice cream

Answer 6

Bribes.  Manipulation.  Threats.  All the usual approaches with kids!

Answer 7

CJ - you have six questions currently in this section.

Here's a question for you - Why don't you do your own homework?

Answer 8

encouragement and communication

Answer 9

First, bonding with the other children is a must.  When you first enter a class room do many songs/rhymes and activities to get the children to bond together.  After that, things go smoothly.....

Answer 10

Ensure the activities are consistent with the age and stage of development of the children.

Equipment must be clean, colourful and appropriate to the activity.

Activities open to all children with equipment available for those who have special needs.

Ensure the staff supervising the activity are enthusiastic and able to explain the purpose of the activity.

Allow children to use their own imagination whist ensuring their safety.

Answer 11

bribes - sweets